Lesson 154 Holiday 第一百五十四课 假日 (2)

Cam: Yajie, we are here on the air right now, but I must admit, I’d rather be on vacation! Welcome to the show, wo shi Cam. YJ: wo shi Yajie. I think you take too many vacations as it is!Cam: Yajie, you can never have too many vacations…

****************Key Words of the Day Where did you go on your vacation? 你去哪儿度假了? How was it? 玩得怎么样? I had a lot of fun. 我玩儿得很开心. I wish I could have another vacation. 我希望能再有个假期. All in today’s Chinese Studio.****************

Cam: I went to Hawaii on my last vacation. How about you, Yajie? YJ: I went to Xinjiang. Cam: How do I ask you, how was it, in Chinese?YJ: you can ask me “玩儿得怎么样?”Cam: wan2er de zen3 me yang4? YJ: wan2er here it means to spend a vacation, Cam: wan2er. YJ: zen3 me yang4 means how was it Cam: zen3 me yang4. YJ: wan2er de zen3 me yang4? How was your vacation?Cam: wan2er de zen3 me yang4? Yajie, did you enjoy it?YJ: Yes, I did. wo3 wan2er de hen3 kai1 xin1.我玩儿得很开心. I had a lot of fun. Cam: so this Chinese sentence means you enjoyed your vacation, right?YJ: yes, hen3 means very much, Cam: hen3,YJ: kai1 xin1 means happy,Cam: kai1 xin1. YJ: wan2er de kai1 xin1 means to have fun,Cam: wan2er de kai1 xin1YJ: wo3 wan2er de hen3 kai1 xin1. I had a lot of fun.Cam: wo3 wan2er de hen3 kai1 xin1.

****************Key Words Reminder Where did you go on your vacation? 你去哪儿度假了? How was it? 玩得怎么样? I had a lot of fun. 我玩儿得很开心. I wish I could have another vacation. 我希望能再有个假期. All in today’s Chinese Studio.****************

Cam: Yajie, (I wish in Chinese) we could talk about vacations all day. Makes me want to go get a suntan on the beach! But we can’t… so let’s get to our question of the day.YJ: How do you say “I had a lot of fun” in Chinese?Cam: See ya tomorrow! Yajie: Ming tian jian.